New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Attorney General for India , R Venkataramani , on Thursday granted consent to the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore , who attempted to throw a shoe at the Chief Justice of India ( CJI ) BR Gavai inside the courtroom, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court.

The AG said that suspended advocate Kishore's "acts and utterances are not only scandalous but also calculated to demean the majesty and authority of the Supreme Court."

The AG, while granting consent for criminal contempt action against the lawyer said such behaviour "strikes at the very foundation of the justice delivery system".

In his letter to senior advocate Vikas Singh , Supreme Court Bar Association

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